to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
in this way; thus; such; uh...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
while; even though; despite
form; shape; figure; visage
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
of course; certainly; naturally
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
cooperation; collaboration
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories